Rajasthan: Gross carelessness in delivery, baby’s body splits into two

In case of gross negligence during the delivery by medical personnel in the government hospital of Ramgarh district Jaisalmer, a newborn baby’s body was split into two, when medical staff pulled it out with brute force during delivery.

The, Human Rights Commission Chairman Prakash Tatia has taken congizance of the case and has sought factual report from Jaisalmer SP and CMHO till February 11. Health Minister Raghu Sharma has also directed a probe into the matter and has sought the report in 7 days.

Incidentally, in this heartbreaking episode, the woman’s delivery was done by two male nurses in the Ramgarh Hospital. One nurse  allegedly yanked at the child’s feet and the other tried to deliver the child forcefully resulting in the child’s trunk separating from the head, sources said.

The medical staff did not tell the family and the woman was referred to Jaisalmer. From there, she was sent to Jodhpur to Ummed Hospital, where the head of the baby was taken out by doctors and only then the case of this negligence was revealed.

After the shocking disclosure, the woman’s husband filed a case against the hospital staff at the Ramgarh police station, sources said.

According to information received from Ramgarh, Diksha, wife of Trilok Singh Bhati, was taken to the hospital three days earlier when she was in labour.

When the male nurses reportedly blundered during the delivery of child, they made the cardinal sin of not informing the parents of the case and instead, referred the matter to the Jaisalmer hospital. The patient and the family were not informed about this, and Jaisalmer Hospital referred the matter to Jodhpur hospital saying that a dead child was born  but the umbilical cord was left behind.

Dr Ravindra Sankhala,  doctor at Jawahar Hospital in Jaisalmer was informed by the Ramgarh hospital staff that the woman delivered a child, but the cord is left inside. At one o’clock at night, Dr Sankhala tried to remove the umbilical cord, but when he sensed something is amiss, he decided to first stabilize the health of the woman and then referred her to Jodhpur.Doctors at Jodhpur’s Umaid Hospital got to know about the botch-up during operation and informed her husband, who then approached police.A case was filed under IPC sections 304 A (causing death by negligence) and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety) against two staffers of the Ramgarh hospital.

Diksha said that when she was brought to the hospital for childbirth, there was no doctor there, nor were any female nurses present. Only two male nurses were on duty there she said before speaking of her ordeal.

She said the male nurses told her to leave for Jaisalmer Hospital after the botch-up.

Police have started the investigation by registering the case. When the medical staff were interrogated, the police were handed over the part of the body. Today the police has conducted the post-mortem of the child’s head and body at Ramgarh hospital.

Health minister Dr Raghu Sharma said the incident was unfortunate and such things will not be tolerated. “I have asked district CMHO to investigate the matter and file the factual report within 7 days. Strict action will be taken against those who would be found guilty.” he said.